{"id":2696,"date":"2026-01-13T17:05:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T22:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/?post_type=innovation&#038;p=2696"},"modified":"2026-01-30T18:05:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T23:05:39","slug":"project-thabiti","status":"publish","type":"innovation","link":"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/fr\/innovations\/project-thabiti\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Thabiti"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kid.8f3f2ab963df876c0331-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kid.8f3f2ab963df876c0331-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kid.8f3f2ab963df876c0331-375x500.png 375w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kid.8f3f2ab963df876c0331-9x12.png 9w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kid.8f3f2ab963df876c0331.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Credit: WILCAH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"ql-bg-container-block_84192a17f0b0de447c9832bc5091823a\" class=\"acf-block ql-bg-container bg-white\"><div class=\"ql-bg-container-inner\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Organisation de mise en \u0153uvre :<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wilcah.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WILCAH<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Type de projet :<\/strong> Proof-of-concept<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Lieu : <\/strong>Dar es Salaam, Tanzania<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thematic Area(s): <\/strong>Peer-based<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taglineLogo.724749e18aa856708273.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2698\" style=\"width:148px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taglineLogo.724749e18aa856708273.png 1024w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taglineLogo.724749e18aa856708273-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taglineLogo.724749e18aa856708273-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taglineLogo.724749e18aa856708273-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taglineLogo.724749e18aa856708273-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/being-initiative.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/taglineLogo.724749e18aa856708273-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Project Thabiti&#8221;, a Swahili term meaning resilience, is a school-based mental health initiative aimed at reducing stigma, enhancing positive mental health literacy, and strengthening resilience among adolescents aged 14-18 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The initiative will be rolled out across four secondary schools and uses a three-tiered delivery model:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trained youth facilitators, aged 20 to 24, serve as lay providers to lead a 12-week curriculum and create peer-led mental health clubs in schools to sustain learning, encourage peer support, and promote ongoing mental well-being activities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Peer mentors, selected from trained students, lead mental health clubs and provide peer support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A psychologist provides oversight, handles complex referrals, and ensures the overall quality and safety of interventions delivered throughout the program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The intervention seeks to test whether reducing mental health stigma among adolescents can be effectively achieved through positive mental health literacy and empower young people to advocate for mental health promotion and provide peer support. 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